He's a legend and I respect his work, so I went down and paid my respects when Charlton was on the set. He was nice but I think he lied a little. He said it was an honour to be in a movie with me, but I don't believe it.
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If Charlton Heston can have a constitutional right carry a rifle, why can't grandma have a constitutional right to health care?
England's World Cup-winning full-back and a long-time Fulham team-mate George Cohen has long been considered the ultimate fan of Haynes' ability to shape a game, and in the last few days the tone of his admiration has been the old amalgam of worship and affection. They said Johnny was slow, ... but over 10 yards he was greased lightning. He saw everything so quickly. He made his own time, his own space. It was the same with Bobby Charlton. Over the short and vital distances, he too was blinding.
They wanted to jump on their own bandwagon. Bobby Charlton had never made it as a manager. Bobby Moore hadn't either. I think they never stopped trying to put me in the same category. That was the road they went down with me.
Now Jack Charlton wasn't wrong, I was a bad footballer.
The England speculation is a bit of a problem when you are trying to go about the business of managing Charlton.
We were having a trial game against Leeds, and Jack Charlton was the boss of Middlesbrough at the time.
My Mother is Swedish and my Father is Scottish, he played for Charlton in the 1960's and was in the Army, he captained the British forces team. We then moved to S.A. because a lot of players did that at the time.
We are bringing through some outstanding youngsters and the character they showed to get us through to the League Cup semi-finals at Doncaster gave us a real lift for the Christmas matches and I think we took that into the matches against Charlton and Portsmouth.
It's the biggest job in football and we would not stand in his way if he wanted to take it. We're the only team to get a win and a draw against Chelsea this season which speaks volumes for his tactical ability. It's a great reflection on him and Charlton that he's linked with the job. I'd personally like to see an Englishman in the job next, and the fact is that Alan's one of the best English coaches there is.
I don't care. Charlton Heston is the head of the National Rifle Association. He deserves whatever anyone says about him.
Popularity is the pocket change of history. The true measure is courage. There will never be another Charlton Heston.
When at Portsmouth two seasons ago, on a similar loan deal to the one which brought him to Charlton from Chelsea this summer, he was thrilled to discover Conan Doyle's role in helping found the club. He even played for them, ... I was interested in him from when I was young so it was very exciting. Charles Dickens was also born there.
Charlton are a team who play well on the ball, but they found it hard to break us down, they didn't really have an out and out chance in front of our goal.
We worked very hard and showed a lot of character after the midweek defeat by Charlton. It was an important win.
So for a year I spent all my time hiding from Jack Charlton in the car park practising my skills.